1993 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1993 French Open
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Mary Joe Fernández
Score	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

world No. 1

ranking. It was Fernández' third and last appearance in a major singles final.

Monica Seles was the three-time reigning champion, but was unable to compete due to being stabbed the previous month.

Seeds

Steffi Graf (champion)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Mary Joe Fernández (final)
Jennifer Capriati (quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
Anke Huber (semifinals)
Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
Manuela Maleeva (third round)
Amanda Coetzer (second round)
Mary Pierce (fourth round)
Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
Katerina Maleeva (fourth round)
Sabine Hack (third round)
Kimiko Date (second round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	7

6	Jennifer Capriati	3	5
					1	Steffi Graf	6	6

					8	Anke Huber	1	1
4	Conchita Martínez	7⁷	4	4

8	Anke Huber	6²	6	6
									1	Steffi Graf	4	6	6

									5	Mary Joe Fernández	6	2	4
5	Mary Joe Fernández	1	7⁷	10

3	Gabriela Sabatini	6	6⁴	8
					5	Mary Joe Fernández	6	6

					2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	2
7	Jana Novotná	2	5

2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	7

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

1	S Graf	7⁷	6
	C Dahlman	6⁴	1		1	S Graf	6	6
	A Gavaldón	1	3			A Strnadová	1	1
	A Strnadová	6	6						1	S Graf	6	6
	L Gildemeister	7⁷	3	7						L Gildemeister	2	2
	G Fernández	6⁵	6	5		L Gildemeister	6	6
	K Piccolini	2	6⁴			S Wasserman	2	3
	S Wasserman	6	7⁷										1	S Graf	6	7⁷
	I Majoli	6	6											I Majoli	4	6³
Q	S Dopfer	2	4			I Majoli	6	6
	F Perfetti	1	3			L Allen	0	1
	L Allen	6	6							I Majoli	6	7⁷
	L Ferrando	6	6						15	S Hack	0	6⁵
	J Kruger	0	3			L Ferrando	1	4
	S Rottier	3	4		15	S Hack	6	6
15	S Hack	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

12	M Pierce	6	6
	C Mothes-Jobkel	0	0		12	M Pierce	6	6
	M Babel	0	3			R McQuillan	4	0
	R McQuillan	6	6							12	M Pierce	6⁴	6	6
	K Po	6	6								K Po	7⁷	3	3
	F Romano	3	2			K Po	6	6⁴	6
	S Stafford	7⁸	1	6		S Stafford	4	7⁷	1
	A Temesvári	6⁶	6	4											12	M Pierce	4	6⁶
	F Labat	6	6												6	J Capriati	6	7⁸
	D Monami	4	0			F Labat	6	6
	C Singer	4	3			E Reinach	2	3
	E Reinach	6	6								F Labat	0	6	4
	A Fusai	6³	6	6						6	J Capriati	6	3	6
	N van Lottum	7⁷	2	4		A Fusai	1	5
WC	N Herreman	0	1		6	J Capriati	6	7
6	J Capriati	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

4	C Martínez	7	3	6
WC	L Ghirardi	5	6	4	4	C Martínez	7	6
	S Meier	1	6	2		G Helgeson	5	2
	G Helgeson	6	4	6						4	C Martínez	6	7
	N Baudone	6	6								N Baudone	0	5
	M Miyauchi	1	3			N Baudone	4	7⁷	6
	M Bollegraf	4	3			L Harvey-Wild	6	6⁵	4
	L Harvey-Wild	6	6											4	C Martínez	6	6
	J Santrock	6	6												J Wiesner	3	3
	G Pizzichini	4	4			J Santrock	1	3
	J Wiesner	6	6			J Wiesner	6	6
	L Davenport	3	1								J Wiesner	6	7⁷
Q	D Faber	4	3							13	N Tauziat	3	6⁵
	K Boogert	6	6			K Boogert	3	6	4
Q	M Grossi	4	7	1	13	N Tauziat	6	1	6
13	N Tauziat	6	5	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

9	Mag Maleeva	6	6
Q	M Paz	2	2		9	Mag Maleeva	6	6
	I Gorrochategui	6	6			I Gorrochategui	4	1
	Z Garrison-Jackson	2	1							9	Mag Maleeva	6	6
	R Simpson-Alter	0	1								J Halard	4	1
	J Halard	6	6			J Halard	6	6
	N Provis	3	5		Q	MJ Gaidano	1	4
Q	MJ Gaidano	6	7											9	Mag Maleeva	2	6	6
WC	C Lucarelli	3	2											8	A Huber	6	4	8
	A-M Földényi	6	6			A-M Földényi	6⁹	1
	P Hy	6	7⁷			P Hy	7¹¹	6
WC	S Amiach	3	6⁵								P Hy	1	2
	L McNeil	6	4	6						8	A Huber	6	6
	B Fulco-Villella	0	6	2		L McNeil	1	6	5
	S Pitkowski	6⁵	3		8	A Huber	6	3	7
8	A Huber	7⁷	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

5	MJ Fernández	6	6
	N Feber	2	3		5	MJ Fernández	6	3	6
	P Fendick	6	3	0		A Grossman	3	6	1
	A Grossman	2	6	6						5	MJ Fernández	6	6
	K Rinaldi	2	7	6							K Rinaldi	2	2
	S Testud	6	5	2		K Rinaldi	5	6	6
Q	P Ritter	6	7⁷		Q	P Ritter	7	4	2
	P Langrová	3	6⁵												5	MJ Fernández	2	7	6
	R Hiraki	4	7⁷	2												B Schultz	6	5	3
	M Oremans	6	6⁵	6		M Oremans	4	3
	B Schultz	6	6			B Schultz	6	6
	C Cunningham	1	3								B Schultz	4	7	6
WC	A Olivier	3	3							10	Man Maleeva	6	5	4
	J Byrne	6	6			J Byrne	3	2
	I Demongeot	1	2		10	Man Maleeva	6	6
10	Man Maleeva	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

14	K Maleeva	6	6
	H Kelesi	2	3		14	K Maleeva	6	6
	P Tarabini	4	6	6		P Tarabini	1	2
Q	L Garrone	6	3	1						14	K Maleeva	6	4	9
	R Nideffer	4	6	6							R Nideffer	3	6	7
	V Martinek	6	4	4		R Nideffer	1	6	6
	S Appelmans	7	6			S Appelmans	6	3	4
	E Zardo	5	2												14	K Maleeva	1	2
	B Rittner	6	6												3	G Sabatini	6	6
	N Ercegović	4	4			B Rittner	6	7
	K Nagatsuka	2	7	7		K Nagatsuka	2	5
	T Ignatieva	6	5	5							B Rittner	2	2
WC	K Quentrec	2	6	6						3	G Sabatini	6	6
	M Werdel	6	4	3	WC	K Quentrec	3	3
	R Zrubáková	0	0		3	G Sabatini	6	6
3	G Sabatini	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	J Novotná	6	6
	C Porwik	3	3		7	J Novotná	3	6	6
	E Smylie	6	1	5	Q	C Papadáki	6	2	2
Q	C Papadáki	4	6	7						7	J Novotná	2	6	6
	T Whitlinger	1	4								K Kroupová	6	2	3
	A-M Cecchini	6	6			A-M Cecchini	6⁴	3
	K Kroupová	6	6			K Kroupová	7⁷	6
	K Studeníková	2	2												7	J Novotná	6	6
	M Endo	6	7⁷													N Zvereva	3	3
	Y Basuki	4	6⁰			Y Basuki	2	1
	C Kuhlman	1	6	5		S Frankl	6	6
	S Frankl	6	1	7							S Frankl	3	2
	D Graham	3	1								N Zvereva	6	6
	N Zvereva	6	6			N Zvereva	6	7⁸
	L Neiland	0	4		11	A Coetzer	2	6⁶
11	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

16	K Date	6	6
	K Kschwendt	4	4		16	K Date	6	2	3
	N Dahlman	3	2			R Dragomir	4	6	6
	R Dragomir	6	6								R Dragomir	6	6
	P Paradis-Mangon	7	6								P Paradis-Mangon	4	3
	N Medvedeva	5	1			P Paradis-Mangon	5	6	6
	N Krijger-Jagerman	6	7			N Krijger-Jagerman	7	1	3
	M Jaggard-Lai	1	5												R Dragomir	0	1
	L Meskhi	6	6											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
WC	S Sabas	2	3			L Meskhi	6	6
	C Wood	6	4	1		W Probst	2	4
	W Probst	4	6	6							L Meskhi	3	0
	N Sawamatsu	6	6							2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	F Bonsignori	4	4			N Sawamatsu	0	0
	M Kiene	3	6¹		2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7⁷

External links

1993 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1993 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1993 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

v t e French Open women's singles champions
Amateur Era (national)	1897: Adine Masson 1898: Adine Masson 1899: Adine Masson 1900: Hélène Prévost 1901: Suzanne Girod 1902: Adine Masson 1903: Adine Masson 1904: Kate Gillou 1905: Kate Gillou 1906: Kate Gillou-Fenwick 1907: Comtesse de Kermel 1908: Kate Gillou-Fenwick 1909: Jeanne Matthey 1910: Jeanne Matthey 1911: Jeanne Matthey 1912: Jeanne Matthey 1913: Marguerite Broquedis 1914: Marguerite Broquedis 1915–1919: No competition (World War I) 1920: Suzanne Lenglen 1921: Suzanne Lenglen 1922: Suzanne Lenglen 1923: Suzanne Lenglen 1924: Julie Vlasto
Amateur Era (international)	1925: Suzanne Lenglen 1926: Suzanne Lenglen 1927: Kea Bouman 1928: Helen Wills 1929: Helen Wills 1930: Helen Wills Moody 1931: Cilly Aussem 1932: Helen Wills Moody 1933: Margaret Scriven 1934: Margaret Scriven 1935: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1936: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1937: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1938: Simonne Mathieu 1939: Simonne Mathieu 1940–1945: No competition (World War II) 1946: Margaret Osborne duPont 1947: Patricia Canning Todd 1948: Nelly Adamson Landry 1949: Margaret Osborne duPont 1950: Doris Hart 1951: Shirley Fry 1952: Doris Hart 1953: Maureen Connolly 1954: Maureen Connolly 1955: Angela Mortimer 1956: Althea Gibson 1957: Shirley Bloomer 1958: Zsuzsa Körmöczy 1959: Christine Truman 1960: Darlene Hard 1961: Ann Jones 1962: Margaret Smith 1963: Lesley Turner 1964: Margaret Smith 1965: Lesley Turner 1966: Ann Haydon-Jones 1967: Françoise Dürr
Open Era	1968: Nancy Richey 1969: Margaret Court 1970: Margaret Court 1971: Evonne Goolagong 1972: Billie Jean King 1973: Margaret Court 1974: Chris Evert 1975: Chris Evert 1976: Sue Barker 1977: Mima Jaušovec 1978: Virginia Ruzici 1979: Chris Evert 1980: Chris Evert 1981: Hana Mandlíková 1982: Martina Navratilova 1983: Chris Evert 1984: Martina Navratilova 1985: Chris Evert 1986: Chris Evert 1987: Steffi Graf 1988: Steffi Graf 1989: Arantxa Sánchez 1990: Monica Seles 1991: Monica Seles 1992: Monica Seles 1993: Steffi Graf 1994: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995: Steffi Graf 1996: Steffi Graf 1997: Iva Majoli 1998: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1999: Steffi Graf 2000: Mary Pierce 2001: Jennifer Capriati 2002: Serena Williams 2003: Justine Henin 2004: Anastasia Myskina 2005: Justine Henin 2006: Justine Henin 2007: Justine Henin 2008: Ana Ivanovic 2009: Svetlana Kuznetsova 2010: Francesca Schiavone 2011: Li Na 2012: Maria Sharapova 2013: Serena Williams 2014: Maria Sharapova 2015: Serena Williams 2016: Garbiñe Muguruza 2017: Jeļena Ostapenko 2018: Simona Halep 2019: Ashleigh Barty 2020: Iga Świątek 2021: Barbora Krejčíková 2022: Iga Świątek 2023: Iga Świątek 2024: Iga Świątek